The different antibiotics seem to be working - the doctor looked over the leg and it is looking less yellow/orange.

They put hydrogen peroxide over it this time in addition to washing with saline solution and the dressing it with flamazine and non stick bandages. I'm hoping it will keep responding well. With a bit of luck the pain will also go when the swelling eases.

Hadn't been near a computer, only using iDevice. Never realised I could upload direct from it. Here is the only one I took of the leg, from yesterday after they'd cleaned away all the weeping mess, which it is still doing. Arm is healed up and shoulder is almost healed too.

This is taken 10 days after the event. I guarantee you it looked awful on the night it happened. It was a mess. Knee also got a big chunk of skin out of it, that's still weeping, but its not as bad as it was. You can also see the leg is badly swollen, as the foot is too.

ROFL !!To the OP - gosh that looks nasty , hope you continue to heal well.sorry if this is going off topic ( well , maybe I'm sorry , I've often been accused of being somewhat insincere at times ...) to those less "Monty Python nerdy" :

Arthur: Now stand aside, worthy adversary.Black Knight: 'Tis but a scratch.Arthur: A SCRATCH? Your arm's off!Black Knight: No it isn't!Arthur: Well what's that then? (pointing to the arm lying on the ground)Black Knight: I've had worse.Arthur: You LIAR!Black Knight: Come on, you pansy!

There follows an even shorter foray, at the end of which Arthur easily cutsoff the black knight's right arm, causing it and the black knight's sword todrop to the ground. Blood spatters freely from the stump.

Appear to be not much progress. swelling in the leg is still bad, more checks tomorrow - no bookings available today. shocking day at work, must say. Getting x-rays done on the foot as it too seems to limited mobility.

cp123 wrote:and in the words of one immortal dog food ad... "so chumpy you can carve it".

that does look pretty sore.

Yeah indeed! I'm off for X rays and ultrasound this afternoon. My foot started to get progressively more painful over the last day or so, and so I'm getting that checked to see what is going on. And in future, there will be no hair - damn annoying taking the bandages off every day.

g-boaf wrote:Appear to be not much progress. swelling in the leg is still bad, more checks tomorrow - no bookings available today. shocking day at work, must say. Getting x-rays done on the foot as it too seems to limited mobility.

You likely have a calf compartment issue that can explain your foot problem.

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At this stage, I'd suggest that you see a surgeon ASAP for an opinion, or at least a GP with greater surgical experiences (most are medically minded). That haematoma needs to be drained ASAP by the sound of things. Plain X-ray will unlikely to find any bone problems that can generally affect your foot's range of movement.

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